Cameroon by-election, 1957
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A by-election to the French National Assembly was held in French Cameroons on 23 June 1957.[1] The election was held after the resignation of Alexandre Douala Manga Bell, the holder of the second seat in the second college. Bell was re-elected with 33% of the vote.[1]
Results
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Alexandre Douala Manga Bell | 54,942 | 32.8 | |
Ngouankeo Tchoumba | 50,023 | 29.9 | |
Pierre Dzietham | 44,681 | 26.7 | |
Jacques Ngom | 8,065 | 4.8 | |
Timothé Maah | 7,293 | 4.4 | |
Pierre Tayou | 2,365 | 1.4 | |
Invalid/blank votes | 2,663 | – | |
Total | 170,032 | 100 | |
Registered voters/turnout | 461,232 | 36.9 | |
Source: Sternberger et al. |
References
- 1 2 Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, p906
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